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Oliver Belcher blog renamed

Posted on March 23, 2012 by stuartelden

You can find it here. A post explaining the name change, focus etc. is here. A brief excerpt: In the spirit of Benjamin, I have decided to narrow the focus of this blog to the nexus between “nature,” science, technology, … Continue reading →

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Neither Capitalism nor Communism, but Decolonization: An Interview with Walter Mignolo

Posted on March 22, 2012 by stuartelden

At Critical Legal Thinking

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Alex Hartley and Tim Cresswell – Nowhere Island

Posted on March 21, 2012 by stuartelden

Alex Hartley, These Days Can’t Last Forever, 2011 The artist behind Nowhereisland, Alex Hartley, is in conversation with Tim Cresswell, at the ICA, London, on Friday 23 March. Details here.

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Libyan take on the email scam

Posted on March 13, 2012 by stuartelden

I’ve said before someone should write a piece on the geographies, or perhaps better the geopolitics, of scam emails. This is the first one I’ve had that takes the Libyan conflict as its backdrop. From none other than ‘Mrs Gadaffi’. Greetings, … Continue reading →

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Scales of life and the universe

Posted on March 13, 2012 by stuartelden

Very good interactive images here.

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Collini – What are Universities for?

Posted on March 10, 2012 by stuartelden

Stefan Collini’s book is a good read, that manages to be inspiring and depressing, amusing and annoying. Too many good passages to mention, but here’s one that we should put to the test: In this connection, it would be interesting to … Continue reading →

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Marieke de Goede – Speculative Security

Posted on March 7, 2012 by stuartelden

Marieke de Goede’s Speculative Security: The Politics of Pursuing Terrorist Monies is out, and comes highly recommended – indeed endorsed – by me. The endorsement is on the Minnesota Press website, but here’s the backcover description: Does following the money create … Continue reading →

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Julia Reinhard Lupton, Thinking with Shakespeare reviewed

Posted on March 2, 2012 by stuartelden

Julia Reinhard Lupton’s Thinking with Shakespeare was a book I read before the Anachronic Shakespeare conference – I wanted to be in some way prepared, and in any case it looked, and was, very interesting. There is a review in … Continue reading →

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MA in Modern Philosophy

Posted on February 29, 2012 by stuartelden

This looks an interesting attempt to teach through the analytic/continental divide in philosophy. The Royal Holloway MA in Modern Philosophy offers a unique approach to post-graduate study of philosophy by bringing into conversation Anglo-American ‘analytical’ philosophy on the one hand … Continue reading →

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Jacques Rancière collection

Posted on February 29, 2012 by stuartelden

Just out with Continuum – Jacques Rancière and the Contemporary Scene: The Philosophy of Radical Equality, edited by Alison Ross edited by Jean-Philippe Deranty. This book forms the first critical study of Jacques Rancière’s impact and contribution to contemporary theoretical … Continue reading →

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